Ministerial role
Minister of State (Security Minister)
Current role holder:
The Rt Hon Dan Jarvis MBE MP
Responsibilities
The Minister of State is a joint Minister in the Home Office and the Cabinet Office.
The Minister’s Cabinet Office portfolio includes:
- National security policy coordination
The Minister’s Home Office responsibilities include:
- counter terrorism and extremism
- state threats
- cyber security and crime
- serious and organised crime
- oversight of the National Crime Agency
- international criminality
- aviation and maritime security
- economic crime (excluding fraud)
- extradition
- exclusions and deprivations
- MP security and VIP protection
- online safety
- anti-corruption
Current role holder
The Rt Hon Dan Jarvis MBE MP
Dan Jarvis was appointed Minister of State (Security Minister) jointly in the Home Office and the Cabinet Office on 21 July 2026.
He was previously Secretary of State for Defence from 11 June 2026 to 20 July 2026, Minister of State at the Home Office from 6 July 2024 to 11 June 2026, and Minister of State at the Cabinet Office from 6 September 2025 to 11 June 2026.